installation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install +‎ -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɪnstəˈleɪʃən]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun[edit]

installation (countable and uncountable, plural installations)

  1. An act of installing.
  2. Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.
  3. A work of installation art.
  4. A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From installer +‎ -ation.

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installation f (plural installations)

  1. installation

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